NPZ in Russian Tuapse stopped work after the attack of Ukrainian drones - Reuters

The Russian oil refinery in Tuapse stopped work after the attack of Ukrainian drones and a fire that arose. It is reported by Reuters with reference to sources.

According to the source of the publication, on May 17, drones fell into the production unit of liquefied oil gas, while the installation of distillation of crude oil remained unharmed. According to the interlocutor, from a technical point of view, it is possible to circumvent the installation of liquefied gas and restart the refineries in the near future.

The refinery in Tuapse has already stopped the processing and production of oil due to the fire caused by the drone attack on January 25. The plant remained closed for about three months and resumed work only at the end of April.

The power of the plant in Tuapse is 12 million tons per year (240,000 barrels per day). The plant produces oil, fuel oil, vacuum gas oil and diesel fuel with a high sulfur content.

The attacks of drones to the largest oil refineries in Russia paralyzed the export of the key type of domestic oil products. Sales abroad of the Russian diesel engine in April fell by 25% compared to the average levels of 2019–23. For this time of the year. This was written by Bloomberg with reference to KPLER data.

In the first quarter of 2024, at least seven Russian refineries stopped work because of the attacks of Ukrainian drones. After a series of strikes on Russian refineries that paralyzed the work of large enterprises Rosneft and Lukoil, the production of automobile gasoline in the country fell by 7.4%.